Creative Ideas for Catechists

Creative Ideas for Catechists

Author: Ruth Ann Rost

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9781556129872

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Rost takes us into the delightful dimension of creative catechetics, with its powerful impact on childrenAIs faith-learning. She first leads us in an exploration of our own creativity, our sense of prayer, and our own sense of discipleship. She then suggests ways to enliven the gathering space, using the childrenAIs five senses to help open them to these rich faith experiences. She offers approaches to the critical factors in preparation, presentation and procedure that make for successful empowerment of the childAIs faith learning. She also includes scores of practical ideas for involving primary and middle-grade children in making prayer, O helping them express their unity with God through prayer. Finally, she discusses the many resources essential to our own spiritual formation, which must go hand-in-hand with that of unfolding a vibrant faith life in children. An excellent resource to inspire, encourage and sensibly guide catechetical ministry as it is meant to be: joy-filled, revitalizingand life-impacting.


Through the Year with Jesus: Gospel Readings and Reflections for Children

Through the Year with Jesus: Gospel Readings and Reflections for Children

Author: Katherine Bogner

Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing

Published: 2021-01-29

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1645850862

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The liturgical year invites us to walk with Jesus through the most wonderful story ever told: the Gospel. In Through the Year with Jesus: Gospel Readings and Reflections for Children, catechist and popular blogger Katherine Bogner reveals the rich mystery of the seasons we celebrate in the Church. With Gospel readings for each week of the liturgical year, along with tools for reflection, discussion, and prayer, Through the Year with Jesus offers endless opportunities for discovering who Jesus is and better understanding Catholic teaching about his life and mission. Promote prayer and conversation about the life of Christ with children through Weekly readings from the Gospels Lectio Divina prompts to nurture personal prayer or journaling Sacred art to accompany the Gospel reading Stories of saints and many rich Catholic traditions for the liturgical year The easy-to-use format of Through the Year with Jesus helps adults lead children to an intimate encounter with the heart of Jesus through the rhythm of the liturgical year and the powerful words of Scripture.


Through the Year with Mary: Ponder and Pray Together with Children

Through the Year with Mary: Ponder and Pray Together with Children

Author: Katherine Bogner

Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing

Published: 2022-01-10

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1645851788

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For two-thousand years, Christians around the world have sought the Blessed Virgin Mary as a guide to growing closer to her Son, Jesus. Through Scripture, Catholic teaching, devotions, and countless works of art, we come to see Mary as our Mother, too. Through the Year with Mary by Katherine Bogner brings together the Church’s traditions in one place and provides a year-long plan for coming to know and love the Mother of God through Weekly passages from Scripture, saints, and scholars Reflections to nurture your understanding of Marian teaching and devotion Sacred art from around the world Marian prayers to teach you to grow closer to Jesus through Mary This comprehensive resource will help adults and children alike to entrust themselves to the most loving Mother of Jesus. Through the Year with Mary has received the nihil obstat and imprimatur. Nihil obstat: Msgr. Philip D. Halfacre, V.G. Censor Librorum Imprimatur: Most Rev. Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C. Bishop of Peoria September 15, 2021


Living the Sacraments

Living the Sacraments

Author: Joe Paprocki

Publisher: Toolbox

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780829446593

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Joe Paprocki demystifies the Catholic sacraments and presents them as a way of life to be experienced each day, rather than as standalone events.


Preparing Hearts and Minds

Preparing Hearts and Minds

Author: Joe Paprocki, Dmin

Publisher:

Published: 2020-06-15

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9780829450033

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Master Catechist Joe Paprocki offers 9 simple and effective way to truly revitalize the way we talk about our faith.


Confronting a Culture of Violence

Confronting a Culture of Violence

Author: United States Catholic Conference

Publisher: USCCB Publishing

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 9781555860288

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Addresses the need for a moral revolution and a renewed ethic of justice, responsibility, and community. Recognizes impressive examples in dioceses, parishes, and schools across the country.


Totally Catholic!

Totally Catholic!

Author: Mary Kathleen Glavich

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9780819874795

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Share and pass on the faith from A to Z with this guidebook of all things totally Catholic! In this comprehensive resource, children ages 9 to 12 and the grown-ups in their lives are provided with child-appropriate and theologically-correct language based upon the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Containing extensive information on what Catholics believe and how they live as members within the community of believers, this manual also offers readers ways to engage in the faith.


The Catechist's Toolbox

The Catechist's Toolbox

Author: Joe Paprocki

Publisher: Loyola Press

Published: 2009-03-23

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 0829429387

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Written specifically for any catechist who is new to the job or has never had any formal training, The Catechist's Toolbox features an invaluable collection of catechetical tips, techniques, methodologies, and advice. Throughout the book, master teacher Joe Paprocki shares the wisdom he has gleaned in two decades as a catechist, high school teacher, and religious educator. Employing the metaphor of a homeowner's toolbox, Paprocki explains how a new catechist is like a do-it-yourself builder who needs the right collection of tools to do the job; he then explains what the tools are, what they can do, and how to use them skillfully and effectively. Also available in Spanish! La caja de herramientas del catequista


Youcat English

Youcat English

Author: Cardinal Christoph Schönborn

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1586175165

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Introduces young readers to Catholic beliefs as expressed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.


A Church on the Move

A Church on the Move

Author: Joe Paprocki

Publisher: Loyola Press

Published: 2016-01-28

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 0829444068

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2017 Catholic Press Association Book Awards, Second Place: Pastoral Ministry “IF FORMER CATHOLICS WERE CONSIDERED A DENOMINATION, IT WOULD BE THE SECOND-LARGEST DENOMINATION IN THE U.S.”—from A Church on the Move Many statistics on the Catholic Church today are sobering, and the future of the Church can seem bleak indeed. The average parish often feels helpless to do anything that might help turn the tide and revitalize the Church. But best-selling author Joe Paprocki insists that there is good news: with the right plans in place, the Catholic Church—and the local parish specifically—will not only survive, but thrive. A Church on the Move offers 52 practical strategies for moving parishes forward, principally by focusing on the one thing the Church can offer that the world-at-large cannot: Jesus Christ. Each chapter begins with a quote from Pope Francis, and each helpful strategy falls within one of five key categories: how a Church on the move thinks, functions, worships, forms disciples, and engages the world. Every chapter takes an honest look at a particular problem in the Church before moving to a creative, redemptive, and achievable solution. A Church on the Move brings to the parish level the great themes of Pope Francis’ papacy— mission, mercy, and evangelization—and replaces despair with a profound hope for the future of the Catholic Church.